1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix

The 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix was a non-championship round of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Imola in Italy on Sunday, 16 September 1979. Gilles Villeneuve started on pole position for Ferrari and Niki Lauda was the race winner in the Brabham Alfa Romeo. 

1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityConstructorLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapBest LapLapSpeedStarted
15Niki LaudaAustriaBrabham Alfa Romeo401:03:55.891:03:55.89-117.31 mph4
22Carlos ReutemannArgentinaLotus Ford40+7.091:04:02.98+7.093
311Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrari40+25.221:04:21.11+25.222
429Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows Ford40+38.761:04:34.65+38.765
54Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell Ford40+46.401:04:42.29+46.408
620Keke RosbergFinlandWolf Ford40+1:07.331:05:03.22+1:07.337
712Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrari40+1:13.381:05:09.27+1:13.381:33.6135120.17 mph1
88Patrick TambayFranceMcLaren Ford39+1 lap15
936Vittorio BrambillaItalyAlfa Romeo39+1 lap6
1039Giacomo AgostiniItalyWilliams Ford39+1 lap10
1124Arturo MerzarioItalyMerzario Ford38+2 laps13
DNF40Carlo FranchiItalyWilliams Ford32Clutch12
DNF14Alex RibeiroBrazilFittipaldi Ford26Gearbox9
DNF18Elio de AngelisItalyShadow Ford17Spun off14
DNF35Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa Romeo4Engine11
DNQ19Beppe GabbianiItalyShadow Ford0Engine16
Qualifying
Pos.No.DriverNationalityConstructorTimeGap
112Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrari1:32.910-
211Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrari1:33.240+0.33
32Carlos ReutemannArgentinaLotus Ford1:33.937+1.027
45Niki LaudaAustriaBrabham Alfa Romeo1:34.808+1.898
529Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows Ford1:35.265+2.355
636Vittorio BrambillaItalyAlfa Romeo1:35.375+2.465
720Keke RosbergFinlandWolf Ford1:35.649+2.739
84Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell Ford1:35.926+3.016
914Alex RibeiroBrazilFittipaldi Ford1:37.285+4.375
1039Giacomo AgostiniItalyWilliams Ford1:38.554+5.644
1135Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa Romeo1:39.082+6.172
1240Carlo FranchiItalyWilliams Ford1:40.066+7.156
1324Arturo MerzarioItalyMerzario Ford1:41.863+8.953
1418Elio de AngelisItalyShadow Ford1:58.623+25.713
158Patrick TambayFranceMcLaren Ford--
1619Beppe GabbianiItalyShadow Ford--

Winner

After 40 Laps

5

Niki Lauda

Brabham Alfa Romeo

1:03:55.89

188.339 Km/h

200.68 Km

fastest lap

12

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

1:33.61

Lap 35

192.940 Km/h

Pole Position

12

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

1:32.91

194.394 Km/h

1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix